The St. Joseph's Catholic Knights will head out to square off against the Powdersville Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
St. Joseph's Catholic took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Palmetto 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Knights have posted since September 12th.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: St. Joseph's Catholic took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-11, 25-11.
St. Joseph's Catholic found their leader in underclassman Alicia Hanley, who had three digs and two aces. That's the most aces Hanley has posted since last Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Powdersville entered their tilt with Palmetto on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Mustangs with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Powdersville was: they took every set by at least 15 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-5, 25-8, 25-10.
The win got St. Joseph's Catholic back to even at 11-11. As for Powdersville, they pushed their record up to 15-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
St. Joseph's Catholic skirted past Powdersville 2-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will St. Joseph's Catholic repeat their success, or does Powdersville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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